NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

This study was supported by Grant No. R305U000002 between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Department of Education; Grant No. 00-61980-HCD from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Grant Nos. 200200171 and 20030091 from the Spencer Foundation; and Grant No. B7070 from Carnegie Corporation of New York. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Learning and instruction : a SERP research agenda : panel on learning and instruction / M. Suzanne Donovan, and James W. Pellegrino, editors.

p. cm.

“Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.”

1. Education—Research—United States. 2. Reading—United States. 3. Mathematics—Study and teaching—United States. 4. Science—Study and teaching—United States. I. Donovan, Suzanne. II. Pellegrino, James W. III. National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Learning and Instruction.

LB1028.25.U6L43 2004

370'.7’2—dc22

2003020850

Suggested citation: National Research Council (2004). Learning and Instruction: A SERP Research Agenda. Panel on Learning and Instruction. M. Suzanne Donovan and James W. Pellegrino, editors. Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.